
The Disingenuous Actions of Senator Padilla
In the middle of a challenging situation Americans hope their elected officials will act in a manner displaying professionalism and integrity. The elected officials do that in a spectrum of behavior. Rarely does an elected official act in a grossly irresponsible manner. That was what happened last week when Senator Alex Padilla entered a room where Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was having a press briefing. Let me explain. Let us lay out the facts as we know them and not as distorted by the legacy media. Senator Padilla states he was in the building for a scheduled meeting with the head of the National Guard in Los Angeles. That person is General Gregory Michael Guillot who is the commander of the United States Northern Command. Padilla found out that Secretary Noem was in the building and he diverted to her scheduled press briefing because he claims he and his colleagues had not received responses to inquiries. If that was so, the proper thing to do was approach Noem after her activities were over, politely address her face-to-face, and request a meeting. It appears he had in his mind the proper way to manage the situation was to… Read More